Colleen ’s Comments (group member since Mar 29, 2014)

Colleen ’s comments from the All About Books group.

This book was so different. Very timely and makes you think!

Thanks Sandy! I love what you wrote! I just passed page 60. :)
I can tell what you mean so far!

I just started it! I'm excited as I have had my eye on this title for a while. I've got high expectations. ;)

I just picked it up from the library and hopefully can at least start it by month's end.

This is a great book to look on a life anew and make sure priorities are in order through a new lens. I read this book as a younger mother and boy does time fly. Be good to your families everyone! And I hope everything works out.

I actually liked The Husband's Secret more and is very different than this one.

This is a great book to look on a life anew and make sure priorities are in order through a new lens. I read this book as a younger mother and boy does time fly. Be good to your families everyone! And I hope everything works out.

I actually liked The Husband's Secret more and is very different than this one.

On a library hold! I'll get to it as soon as I can and lurk a bit here.

Terry ~ Huntress of Erudition wrote: "I am on page 140, it is great having having a big chunky book like this to sink into...
I love the protagonist already, and even the obnoxious characters - the setting is so extremely sad that you ..."

I agree - there are a lot of great conversations in this book and clever banter.

This is an amazing book and well worth it's high star GR rating. It just flows so easily and I stayed up a few nights just to keep reading it. So many issues explored in such a fantastic way, no one could've done better. The humor and dialogue was a plus. I highly recommend and can't wait to see your thoughts.

@Steve - I like your reading take on Les Miserables - I hope to take it on some day like that as well as War and Peace, Moby Dick, Ulysses, all those classics.

Both BOM I want to possibly get to - but have a feeling I'll be late. The Nightingale I'm already ahead of the game - wonderful book - I wonder how everyone pretty much loves it so - it is a great story and I feel the author has come a long way as well.

For November the plan is for The Witches of Eastwick (meant for October) & The Golem and the Jinni keeping with the theme. I'm finishing up all my book club reads for the year so I can free-read as well as check on my 2021 challenge 12+4 titles list to see what's left! (A lot) :)

Alannah wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Let us know LauraT!

Alannah - yep, a little predictable, including the ending. :)"

I feel like the author knew this too and then threw in that final cliff hanger, that's what brou..."

Exactly!

Let us know LauraT!

Alannah - yep, a little predictable, including the ending. :)

I just finished the audio - decent job, and the story/suspense kept me listening. Not the strongest novel - 3 stars (3.5 more like but can't give it closer to a 4).

A beautiful audiobook. I read this one after Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It's time to read books like these once in a while, if just to remind us of the sanctity of life. And to read as many books while we can! :)

Great book! Very interesting and keeps you on edge. Very real as well as I have heard of some issues and horrors making the journey north. I hope this raises people's awareness of what goes on with humanity and if we can figure something out to help.

Thanks Alannah - what's on your list?

To finish Under the Dome! Also I am really liking Serena.

I will also be reading The Rent Collector and Wintering.

I see we have Of Mice and Men on the calendar for the month. Maybe I could quick read that one. *Just finished this one! REALLY loved it - 5 stars. I think I saw the movie and it traumatized me but the book did not hurt me as much as I read with a sense of dread, but shouldn't have. I totally need to go for The Grapes of Wrath now...

Also coming up:

The Chaperone
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - read - 4 stars
The Island of Sea Women - read - 4 stars
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
Red, White & Royal Blue
Watership Down

I listened on audio a few years ago. Somewhat difficult to follow all the nuances of language, but entertaining enough.

Pieces of eight!

I enjoyed this also - but listened vs. reading so a bit different. I agree about learning this history and liking the characters. Very shocking time.